Summary
A ROYAL Navy medic who objected to serving in Afghanistan in the wake of WikiLeaks' revelations had his appeal to stand down on moral grounds dismissed yesterday Michael Lyons, 24, cast himself as a conscientious objector after reading of the "enormous under- reporting of civilian casualties in the conflict I was about to enter".
His request to leave the service on such grounds was refused by his commanding officer.See the full content of this document
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Medic's War Duty Objection Rejected
He then made an emotional appeal at the Advisory Committee on Conscientious Objectors, but the original decision was upheld at yeste...
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